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Prediction Rule for Identifying Patients at Risk for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci at Hospital Admission

Purpose: To evaluate the risk of a patient harboring vancomycin resistant enterococci on admission to a hospital using the prediction rule of Tacconelli et al.

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient for risk of harboring vancomycin-resistant enterococci on admission to the hospital?

Age of the patient

years

Has the patient been hospitalized previously in the last year?

Has MRSA been isolated from the patient in the past year?

Number of antibiotics received in the past 30 days

Is the patient receiving long-term hemodialysis?

Has the patient been transferred from a long-term care facility or another hospital?

Results

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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10